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Call for Consultant: Financial Management Training for Clam Producers and Processors

Overview
Hεn Mpoano, in partnership with the Environmental Justice Foundation and CEWEFIA, is implementing a 3-year Sustainable Ocean Project (SOP) funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The project aims to build grassroots capacity for a sustainable ocean economy in Ghana through inclusive, strong and effective capacity building, planning and management of coastal ecosystems.

One of the project's specific objectives is to improve income resilience of fishing communities to climate and resource declines through enhanced opportunities in supply chains and enterprise development. To achieve this, the project seeks to build the capacity of clam producers and processors in financial management skills.

Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose is to train clam harvesters and processors in financial management skills to promote their businesses amid declining income levels due to climate change impact on clam populations.

Specific Tasks

• Develop a financial management training manual tailored to the needs of clam entrepreneurs
• Train clam harvesters and processors in bookkeeping, cash control, pricing, marketing, and financial statements preparation.
• Train clam harvesters and processors in cash flow preparation, management, projections, profits & loss, and risk management.

Expected Outputs/Deliverables:

• Animated financial management training manual
• Training report

Required Skills or Experience

Methodology
The consultant would employ participatory and interactive training methods, including theoretical and practical hands-on sessions. Close collaboration with the project team and key stakeholders is expected. Hen Mpoano will cover logistical expenses in relation to organization of the trainings.

Assignment Location

• Big Ada, Greater Accra region.

Timeframe

• The consultant will use one week for preparation and 8 days for the training of two groups with a two-day session each starting from 16th December 2024.
• The consultancy will cover a period of 11 days starting from 2nd December 2024. The training will involve 100 clam harvesters, processors and would span within 4 days. The participants will be divided into 2 groups and each group will go through two days training session. The details of the training are as follows:
• Preparation of training manual and other logistics – 3 days
• Training of clam harvesters and processors- 4 days
• Development of training report – 4 days